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Table ri.— Rations actually fed to horses and digestible nutrients and energy in rations 

 calculated to basis of 1,000 pounds live iveight— Continued. 



HORSES WITH MODER- 

 ATE WORK — cont'd. 



o 



be 



Lbx. 



Nutrients in ration per 

 1,000 pounds live 

 weight. 



Digestible nutrients 

 in ration per 1,000 

 pounds live weight. 



Rations 

 actually fed. 



3 



ho. 



Pounds. 



Farm mules, Virginia |, „o,,/Hay, 13.4 

 Station. /l'0«"icorn,11.8 



fHay, 15.6 



1,275 



Do. 

 Do. 



Average 



HORSES WITH SEVERE 

 WORK. 



Truck and draft horses: 

 Chicago, 111., daily 

 ration. 



Chicago, 111., holi- 

 day ration. 



SouthOmaha,Nebr. 



New York, N.Y 



Washington, D.C., 

 summer. 



Washington, D. C, 

 winter. 



Average (omit- 

 ting holiday 

 ration). 



Draft horses, heavy, 

 hard work. Sid- 

 ney's estimate. 



FARM HORSES, SETTE- 

 GAST'S ESTIMATE. 



Light work 



Moderate work . 

 Heavy work 



1,225 



I Corn, 10.5 

 I Corn silage, 

 [ 14.6. 

 /Hay, 11.7 

 \Corn, 



f^'*'""lHay,20. 



fOats, 15 

 \Hay, 1'. 



1,500 

 1,600 



Oats, 2 

 Bran, 2.5 

 Oil meal, 0.2. 

 Hay, 20 



12 

 /Oats, 23 

 ,\Hay, 12 



■1,600 



2, 000 



1,250 

 1,250 

 1,250 



I Beans, 6 

 Oats, : ' 

 Corn, 

 Clover, 15 



FEEDING STANDARDS 

 AND AVERAGE RA- 

 TIONS. 



Light work, Wolff- 



Lehmann. 

 Medium work, Wolff- 



Lehmann. 

 Heavy work, Wolff- 



Lehmann. 



(Oats, 8 

 may, 7.5 

 [Straw, 3 

 fOats, 10 

 may, 10 

 IStraw, 3 

 I Oats, 13 

 may, 12 

 [straw, 3 



(Oats, 12.5 

 Corn, 6.75 

 Ground grain, 



<i4. 

 Hay, 10 



"Bran, conimeal, and cut hay 2 : 1.6 : 4. 



